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Minnesota North College Eveleth campus to host free summer camps
Minnesota North College, Eveleth Campus, will host summer camps for any student ages 16 and up! Explore hands-on workshops in Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Welding, and Graphic Design and Visual Communications. These summer camps are paid for through the federal Carl Perkins grant for Career and Technical Education and will be hosted at the Eveleth Campus. The EMS camp is June 10-10th from 9—3 p.m. Students will work to gain a CPR/First Aid/AED certification and work alongside local fire departments, EMS and Life Link air...
Firefighters Battle 2 Wildfires On Iron Range
HIBBING, Minn., — Firefighters tackled two separate wildfires Sunday on the Iron Range. The biggest wildfire happened in the Kitzville area of Hibbing around 3 p.m. The Northland Fire Wire reported the Minnesota DNR was called to the scene because conditions were dangerously dry. The DNR brought in two...
Nette’s Diner in Chisholm opening on Thursday, will serve fresh, made to order burgers
Nette and Bill Purdy love food, and are excited to be sharing more of it with their community. She’s a teacher and he’s a retired police officer. And now, they have taken over the space that used to be The Stand in Chisholm. “I’ve always liked to cook,”...
Chisholm pedestrian suffering life-threatening injuries after being hit by car on Highway 169
HIBBING, Minn. (Northern News Now) - An Iron Range woman is suffering life-threatening injuries after getting hit by a car on Highway 169 early Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at around 4:30 a.m., authorities responded to a pedestrian that was hit on Highway 169 near County Road 5, south of Chisholm.
North Woods’ River Cheney commits to Augsburg
A North Woods Grizzlies star is moving up to the big diamond. On Thursday, River Cheney officially committed to play softball for Augsburg University. There, she will join fellow Northlander, Carlton native and Esko alum Zoie Johnson, who just finished her junior season. Cheney also played basketball for North Woods....
Power outage planned for Chisholm
CHISHOLM—Minnesota Power has scheduled a power outage from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 in Chisholm. The outage is to allow crews to safely make equipment repairs, according to a news release. Power customers are asked to plan accordingly.
Zubich has eyes set on next chapter
MOUNTAIN IRON—While Mountain Iron-Buhl senior Jordan Zubich didn’t get to cap off her last high school basketball season with a state championship, the soon-to-be North Carolina Tar Heel says her final go around with the Ranger program was by far her favorite. Coming in as the defending champs and helping bring MI-B all the way back to the state title game, Zubich’s time in high school was as illustrious as anyone could hope starting out at a young age. ...
LIFE-SAVING STEM CELL DONATION
CHISHOLM—A college student from Chisholm recently learned first-hand the rewards of donating stem cells to save another person. In recent weeks Jolene Quirk, while in her sophomore year at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D., made a peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation to an anonymous recipient. Quirk’s journey to stem cell donation began with a drive held at NDSU where student leaders in coordination with the nonprofit National...
Former Hibbing Mine View building moves over St. Louis County Fairgrounds
Moving day went smoothly for the new office space for the St. Louis County Fair. The city of Hibbing donated the old building from the Hull Rust Mine View. Crews moved it carefully from over in Hibbing to the fairgrounds in Chisholm on Tuesday morning. It’s going to undergo some...
Teacher of the Year Finalist: Mrs. Betterly of the North Woods School
Mrs. Rachel Betterly, a visual arts educator for the North Woods School in Cook, was one of eleven finalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year. As part of the honor, she was able to attend the Minnesota Teacher of the Year weekend. “There’s so much packed into that weekend, from...
Meet Up and Chow Down returns June 3rd
IRON RANGE—United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s free summer lunch program, Meet Up and Chow Down, will once again provide free lunches to all children under age 18 at the following locations starting June 3: Biwabik City Park Chisholm Kiwanis Park Cook Public Library ...
Crews quickly extinguish fire in northern Minnesota
HIBBING, Minn. — Investigators are looking into what caused a wildfire in northern Minnesota on Sunday afternoon.Shortly after 3 p.m., a fire was reported near Adams Avenue and First Street in Hibbing, according to the Friends of the Northland FireWire.The Hibbing Fire Department and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources responded to the fire, calling in aircraft to help due to extremely dry conditions.The fire burned approximately one and a half acres and did not damage any homes in the area.No injuries were reported.While drought conditions have been improving across the state, a moderate drought remains around Brainerd and Bemidji. Only 11% of the state remains in a drought, however, 39% remains abnormally dry.More than 80 active wildfires are burning across Canada, triggering an air quality alert for all of Minnesota on Sunday.
Crews battle wildfire in Hibbing Sunday
HIBBNG, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Hibbing fire crews are battling a wildfire Sunday afternoon. According to the Northland Firewire, the wildfire was first reported around 3:00 p.m. in the Kitzville area near Adams Avenue and 1st Street. Due to the dry conditions, the DNR called in additional backup, including...
Candidates invited to join Little Miss Gilbert contest
GILBERT—A pizza party is planned for 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at the Gilbert City Hall for girls interested in being this year’s Little Miss Gilbert. Girls ages 5-12 who live in Gilbert, Sparta, Hutter, Genoa and McKinley are eligible. The winner will represent the city of Gilbert in the 3rd of July parade, the July 4 kiddie parade and other Gilbert events as well as other area parades. Her reign will be from July 3, 2024, through July 2, 2025. ...
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